A dram and a dream: Scottish island distillery makes 'desperately sad' cuts
A dram and a dream: Scottish island distillery makes 'desperately sad' cuts

When Scotland's windswept Isle of Harris welcomed its first commercial distillery a decade ago, it was about more than just whisky.

With a mission to counter population decline, the distillery has enabled dozens of young locals to stay and work on the sparsely inhabited island off the west coast of Scotland.

But the announcement of layoffs in recent weeks has sparked fears of a new exodus of more young residents, leaving the island's tight-knit community crestfallen.